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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1908
Page
1
National League action features New York and Chicago mixed with Boston and Brooklyn in a chaotic contest. Crowds fill the stands as players trade hits and errors, with Cox and Cameron delivering timely drives for the Hutlites while DeHaven and Daley spark counterattacks for the visitors amid a night filled with slow innings and electric fielding.
Dayton secured a 6 to 2 win over Evansville with a special note of Dayt only victory. An umpire resists an attempted rush by Basel after a play, as teammates restrain him. game details hint at a tense moment amid the action.
A disrupted report from May 13 details Detroit's 6 to 4 win over Boston due to timely pitching and costly errors. The piece mentions players like Dutroit, Jowlings Inthery, Gebliog, and Setonidis Youn, with scattered references to other matchups and postponed games in the league.
Special to the Journal-Gazette reports a close contest where South Bend pulled ahead late but Zanesville tied or led at key moments. The game featured Sheehan and Hayworth in a scoring duel with momentum shifting through multiple innings.
Fort Wayne game notes list several scattered scores and teams including South Bend high school beating Wihono academy 7 to 3 in a fourteen inning frame. Other items mention Indiana college games, Eastern Mind’s Charleston, and a Bloomington track meet with University of Indiana defeating a Chicago team.
Scores and game notes from multiple cities include Minneapolis defeating Toledo and Milwaukee beating Louisville on May 15 to 16. Highlights mention pitching details, batters like Crisp and Livingston, and umpires Keane and Grens overseeing several Midwest matchups.
Fort Wayne vs Terre Haute game called at 9 30 PM. The teams vie for early season advantage in this 10 day series with pitching rotations and potential adjustments noted for the remainder of the schedule.
Agnes Nadeau sues Mr and Mrs Shoaff and others for 15000 alleging hotel hazards dark halls inadequate fire escapes and rooms accessible to guests led to a fatal burn accident. She suffered severe injuries and possible permanent disability while recovering in Negalatal. Attorneys Bellow and Wufin represent. Also notes Mrs May Br Penster will leaves estate to husband Jacob Fechter. Other cases include Lima Toledo Traction damages suit and Nat Bank docket.
Local clubs in Fort Wayne announce schedules and rosters for Sunday games with the Fort Wayne Glues, Blues, Grays, Royals, and Magnolias. Managers solicit player contact from nearby towns and list expected lineups and venues as teams contest exhibitions and practice ahead of May games.
Mrs. Lindemuth, seventy seven and mother of county auditor George W. Lindemuth, suffered an apoplexy yesterday afternoon while visiting her son at the Scipio township homestead. She was in excellent health when last seen two weeks ago. A bedside message reported improvement and hopeful recovery.
Fort Wayne Shamrocks prepare to face the Crescent team, Northwestern Ohio champions, with Hal Bert and Captain Hanlon leading a squad featuring Mort Wayne and Bowm an sidelined by family illness. Os Slin News notes Crescents’ strong historical record and Fort Wayne’s bid for victory at League Park tomorrow afternoon.
South Bend May 15 Martha Metsker of South Bend was acquitted of murder in the Cassopolis Michigan case against George Metsker. The jury deliberated about one hour before returning the verdict. Afterward the prosecutor surprised many by asking for involuntary manslaughter on a plea for a lesser penalty.
May 16 Louisville Sty. death eater owned by Eward Corrienn won the steeplechase handicap over the full course this afternoon. A pillar fell during the race as Verve Haitiers from Fort Wayne, with Live Lobsters and Hot Brau in attendance, reported a chaotic scene at 3 20.
Jockey Hughes and the boy were seriously injured with internal damage and may die. Authorities report danger as the incident prompts scrutiny of new initial belts at the Fatterson Pletcher Gn store.
A fragmentary note from The Journal Gazette records baseball scoring details such as starting time 3:30, bases on balls, strikeouts, wild pitches, hit by pitch, two base and three base hits, home runs and errors. It includes mentions of double plays, stolen bases, passed balls, and left on base with time and attendance fields unreadable.
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